Former CIA Chief: "President Should Be Able to Shut Down Internet"

As is always the case, the government uses so-called "crises" and "emergencies" to create even more power for themselves.

This also shows how pathetically ignorant and self-absorbed these bureaucrats are. The Internet is not simply an appliance that has a power button - it is a system of networks with countless redundancies.

Or maybe they're just afraid that the people are waking up thanks in large part to the valuable information made available by the Internet.

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Republicans and Democrats are both wrong

There is a very public battle occurring between the ideologues on the left and the right, and each camp has its set of designated talking heads whose sole purpose is to propel its own agenda. It seemingly need not matter that the size and scope of the federal government has been expanding exponentially regardless of who is at the helm.